Geohydrologic Story of the Eastern Snake River Plain and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Hackett B, Pelten J, Brockway C. 1986. Geohydrologic Story of the Eastern Snake River Plain and the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory. Department of Energy, Idaho operations office, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
Pamphlet containing geohydrologic history, processes, movement of water, and volcanism. geographic location: Eastern Snake River Plain. The earth's surface, as we know it today, has changed dramatically since its origin about 4,500 million years ago. Some of the changes that occurred include the rising and receding of oceans, the collision of continents, and the uplift and erosion of vast mountain ranges. The mountains and plains surrounding the INEL, despite their apparent timelessness, represent relatively young landforms that developed in the last 17 million years, less than one half of one percent of the total age of the earth. Today, the eastern Snake River Plain can be characterized by the abundant availability of ground water in the Snake River Plain Aquifer and a seismically quiet setting, although it lay in the prehistoric path of volcanic activity. These and other characteristics are further discussed in this booklet in terms appropriate for a lay person. A more detailed geologic account is provided in Appendix A for those who are interested.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hackett, B; Pelten, J; Brockway, C
- Date of Issue
- 1986-11
- Publisher
- Department of Energy, Idaho operations office, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory
- Units
- CRMO
- Keywords
- Earthquakes, Geohydrology, Hydrology, Physical Sciences, Snake River Plain Aquifer, Volcanoes, Water Flow